On this episode of Good Word with Goodwill, Dan Titus and Dan Devine react to Damian Lillard signing a three-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. Bradley Beal joins the Los Angeles Clippers, LeBron is reportedly unhappy with the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks are under pressure to win a championship.

The James trade talk stemmed from a cryptic statement his agent, Rich Paul, issued on June 29 when he decided to exercise his player option for the 2025-26 campaign. That comment, at the very least, was interpreted as keeping the door open for a trade request.